Clint Eastwood’s latest film “The 15:17 to Paris” stages a daring casting stunt. It tells the story of three American soldiers, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos, who thwarted a terrorist attack aboard a train bound for Paris. And Eastwood cast Stone, Sadler and Skarlatos to play themselves and relive their heroics of that day. But Eastwood’s stunt isn’t without precedent, as other veterans throughout history have played themselves or versions of themselves on film. Some public figures have even gone beyond simple cameos to actually starring in their own life stories. Harold Russell – “The Best Years of...
- 2/7/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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